Rebecca Judd hits back at thin shamers
REBECCA Judd has weighed into the body image debate, telling thin-shamers to get a grip.
REBECCA Judd has weighed into the body image debate, telling thin-shamers to get a grip.
The former Myer racing ambassador said she is sick of being judged for her body shape, saying she is naturally thin and that healthy comes in “all shapes and sizes”.
“We are all different and we are all NORMAL. This is the message we need to project, not “Is Rebecca Judd a bad role model for being thin?” Seriously?,” Judd wrote on her blog this morning.
Posting picture of her then pregnant with first son Oscar beside her equally thin sister Kate, Judd said she has always looked the same thanks to “skinny genes”.
Tired of being under the media spotlight for being “alarmingly thin”, Judd hit back at her critics, pointing out she is never sick, is “super fertile” and healthy.
“Lets ignore the fact that I’m never sick, am super fertile, have delivered 2 x big, healthy babies, have the energy to work a million jobs and have ALWAYS looked like this shall we?”, she wrote on RebeccaJuddLoves.
“Let’s educate our children on what it takes to be healthy- that is a good diet and exercise.
“Let’s not educate them on how to bitch and judge other women’s body types. If you’re skinny or bigger but you’re healthy, that is all that matters — that needs to be the message.”
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Judd came under scrutiny earlier this year for posting a photo of herself in a bikini not long after giving birth to her second child Billy. She was again taunted by media organisations at the Caulfield Cup for being “scary skinny”.
But Judd said the argument that she is a bad role model for women is all wrong.
“Lets not use women’s bikini shots and tell the audience that someone’s too thin or too fat and thus that makes them a bad role model.
“I would argue that the only bad role models are the media organisations continually judging these body types.
“In order to curb the growing trend of people judging one another based on appearance, how about our media organisations lead by example.”
Taking a swipe at the Daily Mail for taking “creepy” poolside shots of her holidaying with her family in Noosa, Judd said it is these types of media who exacerbate the debate and continually judge women’s bodies.
“We wonder why there are so many nasty, negative internet trolls out there and we also wonder why so many women have body issues- ummm, probably because they read The Daily Mail.
“To have a publication like The Daily Mail continually judging women’s bodies (yeah not men’s- funny that hey?) has a flow on effect in society. Likewise the discussion of body types on our own chat shows (Today, Mornings, Sunrise etc.) has a similar effect.”
She went on to say that men are not scrutinised for being too thin and women who are “celebrated” for their healthy body image and curves are often behind closed doors worrying about being too fat.
“I’ve worked with some of Australia’s most famous women who are celebrated for their curvier and more athletic body types. You know, ‘real women’ (eye roll) kind of stuff that the media just love. It’s ironic because I’ve seen some of these women pre-work event, starving themselves, exercising obsessively and stressing about being ‘too fat.’ In contrast, I’ll have my breakfast croissant with jam and cream and a strong latte (full cream milk thanks) yet I’m supposedly the one with the eating disorder?”
Originally published as Rebecca Judd hits back at thin shamers